There are two kinds of people: those who would never put crickets on a pizza, and those who have tried it. The second group is smug for a reason — toasty, savoury crunch on melted cheese simply works.

The 5-minute version (delivery pizza)

  1. Order your usual pizza. Margherita or salami are perfect canvases.
  2. The moment it arrives, scatter a small handful of GRIG crunchy crickets over the hot cheese so they warm through.
  3. Add chilli flakes and fresh basil. Done.

The homemade version

  1. Make or buy your pizza as usual and bake it fully.
  2. Add the crickets after baking, not before — the oven dries them too far. The residual heat of the cheese is exactly right.
  3. Finish with basil, chilli flakes and a thread of olive oil.

House rule: put them on half the pizza only. Watch which half disappears first. Settle the argument with the second pack.